Conductor support



July 17, 1923.

H. PQCHANDLER CONDUCTOR SUPPORT Filed Sept. 5, 1922 Patented duly l?, llllli.

renate HOB/IER P. CHANDLER, 07E' MANSFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNQR TO THE @H10 :BRASS COM- PANY, 0F MANSFIELD, OHIO, A CORPRATN OF 'NEVI El'tEY.

CONI)T STGR SUEPORT.

Application led September 5, 3.922.

T0 all en 7mm t may concern Be it lrnoWn that I, Homin i?. CHANDLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Mansfield, in the county ot Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Condue-'tor Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to supports for con# ductors and has particular reference to that class oi supports by means of which a trolley conductor is suspended 'from an overhead support such as an insulated hanger, etc.

rllhe object olz my invention is to produce a simple, economical and reliable device which is easily and quickly installed. A

My invention resides in the construction, combination and relation of the various parts more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings ll-igure l is a side view in elevation et my invention and shown as supporting a trolley conductor.

Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 2 on the line Fig. l is a transverse sectional view of Fig'. l on the line 4--4l- Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view similar to Fig. 4l, but With the jaws open ready to receive a trolley conductor.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line -l of Fig. l of one oit the jaw or clamping menibers.

In the preferred construction embodying my invention shown in the various figures, employ a hanger H provided with a threaded Stud S. Secured to the stud by means of threads l is a aw 2 provided with a head 3 and means d at the lower end for engaging); the trolley conductor 5. ln combination with the jaw 2 is a jaw also provided with means 7 to cooperate with the means d for gripping' the conductor 5. The jaw 6 is also provided With an integrally formed annular collar 8 surrounding' the head 3 and provided with the external threads (l. The two jaw members are held in assembled position by 'forming a recess l0 in the collar and by rolling' or peening over the upper edge et the head 3 so as to form the annular lip ll which overlaps the collar 8 limiting the movement ot the jaw 6 relative to the au' 2 in one direction and ipareventing; the separation ot the Serial. No. 586,186.

parts in this direction. Mounted upon the collar 8 is an operating member l2 having threads to cooperate with the threads 9 and a projecting4 bead 13 which engages with the projectingmember le on the jaw 2. Either the collar 8 or the head 13 will prevent the separation of the jaws dependingon which one or' these elements, 8 or 13, engages With the member le. It will be noted that the tu'o'javs have, when assembled, a limited vertical or longitudinal movement.

is the member G is arranged to contact andA cooperate with the lower face oit the hanger lll and to pivot thereon7 l prefer to 'form the upper tace of the collar 8 With an arcuate contour as shown in Figli, although this is not necessary in the operation of my device.

in the installation o1" my device l prefer to mount the hanger H in position iirst and then secure the clamping device lto the hanger H by rotating` the clamping device in engagement with the stud S until the up per tace oit the head 3 engages with the lower face et the hanger H. lf, when this engagement takes place, the means 4 and 7 are vnot in alinement with the trolley Wire, vthe clamping' device is then rotated Sulliciently in the opposite direction to bring the means e and 7 into alinement with the trol ley Wire. To novv bring` the jaws into clamping engagement with the trolley conductor the operating member 12 is rotated until the bead 13 engages with the projecting member let. lli/1 hen this engagement takes place ful`- ther rotation of the operating memberl in the same direction will cause the jaw 6 to rise until some portion oi' the upper tace of the collar 8 engages with the lower face of the hanger lil. llt the trolley Wire 5 is Sulliciently large, the point of engagement is likely to be the lett hand corner L of the collar 8 and especially so 'it the top surface of the collar 8 is left flat instead oi" being curved as shown in Fig. 6. lit the upper `face is curved as shown in Fig. 6 the Contact may take place at various points along the upper surface depending upon the size oit the trolley Wire. .It Will usually be found that when the collar Si is brought into Contact With the lower face of the hanger lil. that the 1ne1nd and i' of the j'avvs 2 and o, respectively, will be in slight engagement with the conductor lff the rotation of the operating member l2 is conducted and in the same disok rection as previously, the jaw 6 will then be moved toward the jaw 2 about the point or' contact between the collar 8 and the hanger H as a fulcrum, and the conductor held in strong engagement between the members il and 7.

It will be seen by an inspectionoi Fig. 5 that my device will still operate and in a similar manner just described.r should the jaw 2 be secured to the hanger H, but in such a manner that the upper surface of the head 3 should rest a considerable distance below the lower surface of the hanger H. In that case the collar 8 would be moved upward as the operating member 12 was rotated until the collar 8 engaged with the annular lip 1 1 at the point K and further rotation ot' the member 12 would cause the jaw 6 to pivot about its engagement with the annular forcing the jaws into secure engagement with the conductor 5. v o

There are, of course, many' modifications which might be made from that herein disclosed and which would be obvious to one skilled in the art, and which modifications would fall within the scope of my invention, therefore, I do not wish to be limited otherwise than by my claims.

I claim:

1. rlhe combination' with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a jaw member detachably secured to the support and having means to engage the conductor, a second jaw member having means to engage the conductor opposite to that of the first aw, means on the second jaw movable relative thereto, means on the first jaw to'be engaged by the means on the second jaw whereby the second jaw will be raised into a fulcrum engagement with the support and the conductor engaging means moved into clamping engagement with the conductor when the relative movable means on the second jaw is moved relative thereto.

2. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a jaw member secured to the support and having means to engage the conductor, a second jaw having a ulcrum engagement with the support and having means to engage the conductor andmeans rotatably. mounted on the second jaw to coact with the first jaw to move the second jaw about its fulcrum point of engagement with the support and into clamping engagement with 'the conductor.

3. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising` a jaw member secured to the support and having means to engage the conductor. a second jaw having a Jfulcrum engagement with the support and having means to engage the conductor and means mounted on the second jaw and movable longitudinally thereto to coact with the rst jaw to move the second jaw about lip 1l at the point K, thereby` its fulcrum point of engagement with the support and into clamping engagement with the conductor.

4i. The combination with a support o't a conductor clamp comprising a jaw member secured to the support and havingmeans tor engage the conductor, a second jaw having a fulcrum engagement with the support and having means Ato engage the conductor and mear s mounted on the second jaw to rotate thereon and move longitudinally thereto and to coact with the first jaw to move t ie second jaw about its fulcrum point oi engagement Tith the support and into clamping engagement with the conductor.

p'lhe combination with a support or' a conductor clamp comprising a jaw member secured to the support and having means to engage the conductor, a second aw movable relative to the iirst jaw and having means to engage the conductor, means on the second jaw and movable relative thereto to move 'the second aw irst into a Jr'ulcrum engagement with the support and then into a clamping engagement with the conductor.

G. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a pair of jaws having means to engage and grip the conductor, means on one jaw to coact with means on the support to secure the clamp to the support, means on the other jaw to engage the support and ulcrum about the point orC contact and means on one of the jaws to move the said jaw about its 'fulcrum engagement with the support and into clamping engagement withthe conductor.

7. rlhe combination with a support oiu a conductor clamp comprising `a pair of jaws having meansto engage and grip the conductor, means on one jaw to coact with means on the support to secure lthe clamp to the support, means on the other jaw to engage the support and fulcrum about the point of contact and means on one oi' the jaws to move the said jaw first into ulcrum engagement with the support and then about said 'fulcrum point and into gripping engagement with the conductor.

8. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a pair oi' clamping jaws, one jaw having means provided with threads engaging threads on the support to secure the clamp to the support, the other' jaw having means encircling the first means and engaging the support in pivotal relation thereto and means to move the second jaw about its pivotal point and into gripping engagement with the conductor.

9. The combination with a. support of a conductor clamp comprising a pair o' clamping jaws, one aw having means to secure the clamp to the support in substantially rigid relation thereto, the other jaw having means to engage and fulcrum on the support and means for moving the second jaw about its point of engagement with the. support to move the jaws into clamping engagement with the conductor.

10. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a jaw secured to the support and having means to engage the conductor, a jaw coacting with the first jaw to engage and grip the conductor and movable longitudinally of the first jaw and means to move the second jaw longitudinally and into engagement with the support and gripping engagement with the conductor.

11. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a jaw secured to the support and having means to engage the conductor, a second jaw movable longitudinally of the first jaw and having means to engage the support and coact with the first jaw to grip the conductor and means on the second jaw to engage means located on the iirst jaw to move the second jaw 1ongitudinally and into engagement with the support and into gripping engagement with the conductor.

12. A conductor clamp comprising a jaw having a head and means to engage a conductor, means on the head to secure the clamp to a support,'a second jaw having a collar encircling the head and having means to engage the conductor, and means rotatably mounted on the collar for moving the second jaw into clamping engagement with the conductor.

13. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a pair of jaw 'l members each having means coaoting to grip the conductor, one jaw having means to engage means on the support to secure the clamp to the support, the other jaw having means provided with an arcuate surface to engage the support and movable about said arcuate surface of contact and means to move the second jaw about said arcuate surface and into clamping engagement with the conductor.

111. A conductor clamp comprising a pair of longitudinally and pivotally movable clamping jaws, means on each jaw to engage the conductor, supporting means on one jaw to secure the clamp to a support, means on the other jaw encircling the supporting means, means on the supporting means coac'ting with the encircling means to limit the relative longitudinal movement of the jaws in one direction and means on one of the jaws coacting with means on the other jaw to move the jaws relativeto each other into clamping engagement on the conductor.

15. The combination with a support of a conductor clamp comprising a pair of jaws.

to grip the conductor, one jaw being secured to the support and the other jaw having a pivotal contact with the support and means to move the latter jaw about its pivotal point and into clamping engagement with the conductor.

In testimonj7 whereof I aiiiX my signature.

HOMER P. CHANDLER. 

